7 Brew Funnel Cake Shake

About This Drink

Funnel Cake Shake

The 7 Brew Funnel Cake Shake is a caffeine-free blended dessert drink built from salted caramel, vanilla, and white chocolate syrups whipped into the same proprietary ice cream mix that powers every 7 Brew shake, and it lands between 190 calories (Kids, 10oz) and 660 calories (Large, 32oz) with 0mg of caffeine in every size. A Medium 24oz - the size most people actually order - comes in at 490 calories, 82g carbs, 74g sugar, 20g fat, and 11g protein for $6.50.

Context matters here. 7 Brew started as a single drive-thru stand in Rogers, Arkansas, and grew into a national chain without ever building a dining room, which means the entire menu is engineered to be handed through a window in under a minute. Shakes are a big part of that appeal because they scratch the dessert itch without a trip to an ice cream shop. What surprises a lot of first timers is that 7 Brew shakes are not made by scooping hard ice cream. The crew starts with a chilled dairy-based ice cream mix, closer in body to a sweetened vanilla cream than to churned ice cream, then adds flavor syrups and blends the whole thing with ice. The result is thinner than a Dairy Queen shake and thicker than a milkshake from a diner, which is exactly why it drinks so easily through a straw in a hot parking lot.

The Funnel Cake build is one of the smarter flavor stacks on the menu because it recreates a fairground pastry using only syrups. Salted caramel supplies the browned, slightly savory edge of fried dough. Vanilla stands in for the batter itself. White chocolate delivers the powdered-sugar dusting, which is the single flavor note most copycat attempts miss. Together they read as carnival funnel cake rather than as three separate sweeteners, and because there is no espresso or tea anywhere in the recipe, it is one of the few 7 Brew drinks a kid can order at 8pm without consequence.

QUICK FACTS

Funnel Cake Shake — Quick Facts

Drink Type Shake

Served

Iced Blended

Main Flavors See description below

Sweetness Medium-High

Coffee Strength None

Standard Dairy Ice Cream Mix (dairy-based)

Caffeine 0mg (caffeine-free)

Best For See first-timer guide below

Customizable

Yes

Nutritional Facts

7 Brew Funnel Cake Shake Nutrition Facts

Per serving · Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Total 190 kcal

protein

5g 10%

Carbohydrates

31g 11%

fat

8g 10%

Nutrient Amount % DV

Calories

190 kcal

10%

Total Fat

8 g

10%

Saturated Fat

6 g

30%

Trans Fat

0 g

-

Cholesterol

20 mg

7%

Sodium

110 mg

5%

Total Carbohydrates

31 g

11%

Dietary Fiber

0 g

0%

Total Sugars

28 g

-

Protein

5 g

10%

Calories by Size

Kids

190 cal

Small

310 cal

Medium

490 cal

Large

660 cal

Quick Insights

Here's what your drink looks like in simple, everyday terms

Sugar

≈ 7 teaspoons

Calories

10% of daily intake

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Dietary Info

Dietary & Health Tags

Information for Funnel Cake Shake

Contains Milk

Milk is the only listed allergen. It comes from the dairy ice cream mix, the white chocolate sauce, and the whipped cream topping.

Caffeine-Free

0mg in every size including the Large 32oz - safe for kids, pregnancy caffeine limits, and evening orders.

Vegetarian

Suitable for lacto-vegetarians as served. No meat or gelatin-based ingredients.

Not Vegan

To approximate a vegan version, request almond or oat milk instead of the ice cream mix, no white chocolate sauce, and no whipped cream.

Not Keto

A Medium carries 82g carbs and 74g sugar. Even sugar-free salted caramel and vanilla will not save it because the white chocolate sauce and ice cream mix are both carb sources.

Nut-Free Recipe

No nut ingredients in the standard build, but 7 Brew is a shared drive-thru workspace with hazelnut and almond products, so cross-contact is possible.

Gluten-Free Ingredients

Despite the funnel cake name there is no flour or wheat in the drink - the pastry flavor comes entirely from syrups. Confirm with the crew if you are celiac.

High Sugar

Large 32oz has 102g sugar, which exceeds a full day of added sugar for most adults. Half-sweet or a Small size is the practical fix.

Allergen Notice

Allergen Information

This product contains the following known allergens. All drinks are prepared in a shared facility.

Milk

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Est.$6.50

Medium

What's Inside

Ice Cream

420

Calories

34g

Sugar

0mg

Caffeine

17g

Fat

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What Does the 7 Brew Funnel Cake Shake Taste Like?

The aroma hits before the first sip - warm vanilla and toasted sugar, the same smell that drifts off a county fair pastry stand. The first pull through the straw is pure fried-dough sweetness: vanilla forward, thick, and cold enough that the sugar does not feel cloying yet.

Mid-sip is where the salted caramel takes over. It brings a browned-butter depth and a genuine pinch of salinity that keeps the drink from flattening into plain vanilla. This is the note that convinces your brain it is drinking funnel cake instead of a vanilla shake with extras. The white chocolate sits underneath the caramel, adding a powdery, milky roundness that mimics confectioners sugar dusted over hot dough. It is soft rather than sharp, which is why the flavor reads as pastry instead of candy bar.

Texture is medium-thick. The ice cream mix gives it real dairy weight and a coating mouthfeel on the tongue, but it never fights the straw the way a hand-dipped shake does. Expect small ice flecks in the first third of the cup, especially in a Large, where the blend ratio runs slightly icier.

The finish is long and buttery with a lingering salt-and-caramel tail that fades into vanilla. By the last quarter of a Medium the sweetness does accumulate, and 74g of sugar is genuinely a lot, so many regulars order it half-sweet or split a Large with a friend. Fans on Reddit routinely describe it as the closest thing on the menu to eating dessert with a straw.

INGREDIENTS

What's Actually in the 7 Brew Funnel Cake Shake?

Ice Cream Mix Chilled dairy-based shake base with the body of a sweetened vanilla cream - this is the source of the Milk allergen and most of the 20g fat in a Medium

Salted Caramel Syrup Browned-sugar caramel with added salt that supplies the fried-dough and savory-edge notes; available sugar-free on request

Vanilla Syrup Sweet vanilla that stands in for the batter itself and rounds the sharper caramel; sugar-free version available

White Chocolate Sauce Thick cocoa-butter based sauce that mimics the powdered sugar dusting; it is a sauce not a syrup, so it is NOT available sugar-free

Ice Blended in to set thickness - ask for less ice for a denser shake or more ice for a lighter, frostier pour

Whipped Cream Standard topping on shakes; adds roughly 50-80 calories and can be skipped

Caramel Drizzle Optional finishing drizzle over the whip that reinforces the salted caramel on the first few sips

Ingredients may vary by location. Always confirm with your barista.

Caffeine

Caffeine Content

kids

0mg

small

0mg

medium

0mg

large

0mg

This drink is completely caffeine-free (0mg in all sizes). Safe for children, pregnant women, and anyone avoiding caffeine.

1 cup of coffee ≈ 95mg

First Time?

How to Order the Funnel Cake Shake for the First Time

Order a Small 16oz for $5.50 the first time, not a Large. At 310 calories and 46g sugar the Small is enough to fully evaluate the flavor without the sugar fatigue that sets in around the two-thirds mark of a Medium or Large. If you already know you like salted caramel desserts, go Medium.

Ask for two things when you order: less ice and light whip. Less ice gives you a denser, more shake-like texture that holds together better on a drive home. Light whip keeps the caramel drizzle without adding a full 80 calories of topping. If you are sugar-sensitive at all, say half-sweet - it is the single most recommended modification for this drink among regulars, and it lets the salted caramel and the salt note come forward instead of hiding behind vanilla.

Stir it before the first sip. The white chocolate sauce is heavy and tends to settle toward the bottom of the cup, so the first few sips can taste like a plain vanilla shake if you skip this step. Then drink it reasonably fast. Like every 7 Brew shake, it is best in the first 15 minutes before the ice separates.

Pro tip: Don't be afraid to ask your brewista for recommendations — they love helping first-timers!

ORDERING OPTIONS

Available Ways to Order

See how you can customize your Funnel Cake Shake.

HOT

ICED

CHILLER

SUGAR FREE

DECAF

HALF CAF

EXTRA SHOT

ALT MILK

Healthier Choices Make Your Drink Lighter

Small tweaks you can ask for at the window — same flavor, fewer calories

1

Size Down 54 cal

Smaller cup, same amazing flavor

Order a Small instead of Medium or Large

2

Skip the Cream 21 cal

Drop the whipped cream or half-and-half

Say "no whip" or "no cream" when ordering

3

Try Oat Milk 18 cal

A lighter, plant-based alternative

Ask to substitute with oat milk

4

Go Sugar-Free 8 cal

Same great taste, way less sugar

Ask for sugar-free syrup in any flavor

⚡

Add an Extra Shot 5 cal

More energy with barely any extra calories

Ask for an extra shot of espresso

Save 56% fewer cal

Before 180 cal

After ~79 cal

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Equivalent Drinks

Starbucks & Dutch Bros Equivalent

How to get a drink similar to the Funnel Cake Shake at other coffee chains

Similar flavored espresso drink

How to Order

Order the closest equivalent and ask for matching syrups.

Key Difference

About 70% of the way there. You get the vanilla-plus-white-chocolate-plus-caramel stack, but Starbucks Frappuccino base is thinner and icier than the 7 Brew dairy ice cream mix, and without a true salted caramel the savory edge that defines the Funnel Cake is missing.

Similar flavored drink

How to Order

Order the closest equivalent and ask for matching syrups.

Key Difference

Around 80% match, and arguably the closest thing on the market. Dutch Bros Frosts are also built on a dairy blended base rather than sorbet, so the texture lands very close to a 7 Brew shake. Their salted caramel is bolder and their white chocolate a little sweeter, so the result reads slightly more candy-like and less pastry-like.

7 Brew Large 32oz: $7.50 ($0.23 per oz) vs Starbucks Venti Creme Frappuccino with two added sauces: roughly $6.45-$7.25 for 24oz ($0.27-$0.30 per oz). The 7 Brew Large gives you 8 more ounces at a lower cost per ounce. Note that Starbucks has no shake category at all, so a customized Creme Frappuccino is the only real substitute.

Best Time to Enjoy

Afternoon and evening. Because it is completely caffeine-free at 0mg, this is one of the few 7 Brew drinks you can order at 8pm without wrecking your sleep, which makes it the go-to dessert run after dinner or after a kids ball game. It also shines as a hot-weather treat. The blended dairy base and 20g of fat in a Medium make it filling enough to function as an actual dessert replacement rather than an add-on, so many regulars treat it as their sweet course instead of stopping for ice cream separately.

Ordering Guide

How to Order

Follow these simple steps at your nearest 7 Brew drive-thru

1

Visit any 7 Brew drive-thru

Pull up to any 7 Brew location — no need to leave your car.

2

Ask for a Funnel Cake Shake

Simply tell your brewista you'd like a Funnel Cake Shake. They'll know exactly what it is.

3

Pick your size

Choose from Kids (10oz), Small (16oz), Medium (24oz), or Large (32oz).

4

Add extras

Consider adding protein, extra fruit, or a flavor shot to customize your blend.

5

Enjoy your drink

Your freshly made drink will be handed right to your car window.

Pro Tip: Download the 7 Brew app to save your order as a favorite and easily earn rewards with every visit.

For Parents

Is the Funnel Cake Shake Suitable for Kids?

Kid Friendly!

Contains 0mg caffeine in all sizes. Safe for children per AAP guidelines which recommend no caffeine for children under 12.

Customer Reviews

Reviews for Funnel Cake Shake

4.0

3 reviews

Marissa Whitfield3 weeks ago

I have worked my way through nearly every shake on the 7 Brew board and the Funnel Cake is the one I keep coming back to. The salted caramel and white chocolate together genuinely taste like the powdered sugar on a fair funnel cake, which sounds like marketing until you actually try it. I get a Small half-sweet with no whip and it is perfect - still dessert, not a sugar bomb. My kids get the Kids size since there is zero caffeine and it keeps everyone happy in the drive-thru line.

Devon Carrasco1 month ago

Really good and it nails the flavor concept. Only knocking a star because the Large gets icier toward the bottom and mine separated a little by the time I got home, maybe ten minutes out. Ask for less ice and it blends thicker. Also worth knowing the Large is 660 calories and over 100g of sugar, which I did not expect from something that goes down this easy. Medium is the sweet spot for me at $6.50.

Bethany Kolar2 months ago

Tasty but too sweet for my palate. I like the salted caramel note, but the vanilla and white chocolate stack up and by the halfway point of a Medium it started tasting more like frosting than pastry. I went back and ordered it half-sweet with extra salted caramel and liked it much better, so I would tell people to start there. If you want something less rich the Tuxedo or a straight cold brew is probably more your speed.

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Copycat Recipe

How to Make the Funnel Cake Shake at Home

5 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup whole milk (or half-and-half for a richer, closer match)
2 generous scoops (about 1 cup) high-quality vanilla bean ice cream
1.5 tbsp Torani Salted Caramel Syrup
1 tbsp Torani or Monin Vanilla Syrup
1 tbsp Monin White Chocolate Sauce (Ghirardelli White Chocolate Sauce also works)
1 cup ice cubes
Pinch of flaky sea salt
Whipped cream and Ghirardelli caramel sauce for topping

Instructions

1

Chill your blender jar for 10 minutes if you can - it keeps the shake from thinning out during blending.

2

Add the whole milk, vanilla ice cream, salted caramel syrup, vanilla syrup, and white chocolate sauce to the blender in that order so the sauce does not stick to the bottom.

3

Add the ice last and blend on high for 25-35 seconds, just until smooth. Over-blending melts the base and you lose the thick body.

4

Taste and add a pinch of flaky sea salt. This single step is what pushes the flavor from vanilla shake into funnel cake territory.

5

Pour into a 16oz cup, top with whipped cream, and finish with a caramel drizzle. Optional but authentic: dust the whipped cream with a tiny bit of powdered sugar to mirror the real pastry.

Lighter Version

Use sugar-free syrups and skip whipped cream to save 100-150 calories.

DRINK GUIDE

Is This Drink Right For You?

Quick guide to help you decide if the Funnel Cake Shake fits your taste and lifestyle

Best For

Late Night Treat Low Sugar Lifestyle Indulgent Treat Chocolate Lovers Sweet Tooth

Quick Verdict

A solid all-around choice for any time of day.

Size Guide Find Your Perfect Size

Every 7 Brew drink comes in 4 sizes — here's how they compare so you can pick the right one

10oz

Kids 296 ml

16oz

Small 473 ml

Common Questions

How many calories are in a 7 Brew Funnel Cake Shake?

The 7 Brew Funnel Cake Shake ranges from 190 calories in a Kids 10oz to 660 calories in a Large 32oz. A Small 16oz has 310 calories, and the popular Medium 24oz has 490 calories with 82g carbs, 74g sugar, 20g fat, and 11g protein. Almost all of those calories come from the dairy ice cream mix plus three sweeteners: salted caramel syrup, vanilla syrup, and white chocolate sauce. To cut the number down, order it half-sweet (roughly 30-40% less sugar), skip the whipped cream and caramel drizzle (about 50-100 calories), or size down from a Large to a Small to save 350 calories outright.

Does the 7 Brew Funnel Cake Shake have caffeine?

No. The Funnel Cake Shake contains 0mg of caffeine in all four sizes - Kids, Small, Medium, and Large. It is built entirely from the ice cream mix and flavor syrups with no espresso, cold brew, tea, or energy blend involved, which makes it one of the safest late-night and kid-friendly options on the 7 Brew menu. If you want caffeine, you can add espresso shots: 1 shot is about 60mg, 2 shots (the standard for Small and Medium) is about 120mg, and 4 shots (Large standard) is about 240mg.

What does the 7 Brew Funnel Cake Shake taste like?

It tastes like a cold, drinkable fairground funnel cake. The first sip is vanilla batter sweetness, the middle is salted caramel with a real pinch of salt and browned-butter depth, and the white chocolate sits underneath acting as the powdered sugar dusting. The texture is medium-thick from the dairy ice cream mix - heavier than a Frappuccino but easier through a straw than a hand-dipped ice cream shake. The finish is long, buttery, and salty-sweet. It is decidedly a dessert drink, and most people find a Medium plenty.

Is the 7 Brew Funnel Cake Shake made with real ice cream?

No. 7 Brew shakes are not made by scooping hard ice cream. The crew uses a chilled dairy-based ice cream mix - closer in consistency to a sweetened vanilla cream - then adds the flavor syrups and blends the whole thing with ice. That is why the drink lists Milk as its only allergen and why the mouthfeel is smoother and slightly thinner than a traditional fast-food milkshake. If you want it thicker, ask for less ice when you order.

Can you get the 7 Brew Funnel Cake Shake dairy-free or vegan?

Not as written. The ice cream mix is dairy and Milk is the listed allergen, and the white chocolate sauce also contains milk derivatives. The workaround is to ask for the shake to be built on almond or oat milk instead of the ice cream mix and to skip the white chocolate sauce and whipped cream, leaving salted caramel and vanilla syrups blended with ice. That version is dairy-free and drops a Medium to roughly 240-280 calories, but the texture becomes closer to a blended slush than a shake. Always confirm syrup ingredients with the crew if you have a strict allergy.

Funnel Cake Shake — Quick Facts

7 Brew Funnel Cake Shake Nutrition Facts

Dietary & Health Tags

Allergen Information

Customize Your Drink

What Does the 7 Brew Funnel Cake Shake Taste Like?

What's Actually in the 7 Brew Funnel Cake Shake?

Caffeine Content

How to Order the Funnel Cake Shake for the First Time

Available Ways to Order

Starbucks & Dutch Bros Equivalent

How to Order

Is the Funnel Cake Shake Suitable for Kids?

Reviews for Funnel Cake Shake

How to Make the Funnel Cake Shake at Home

Is This Drink Right For You?

Common Questions

Community Reviews

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